We ventured away from the Dransfeld Ramp (an abandoned railway) and rode into the Börl Valley via the village of Hetjershausen (the village well survives) to the west of Göttingen. In Groß Ellershausen the Lindenhof pub still stands and this was frequented by the first German Chancellor Otto Von Bismarck and poet Heinrich Heine, and… Continue Reading
Latest in: Gravel/Road – Asphalt with gravel sections
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DE Heute regnet es nicht und so haben wir dieses Zeitfenster genutzt, um Goosegog Kuchen zu reiten. 47km – 16 gravel sektors. ENG It has been raining almost every day lately, but there are windows of opportunity when it remains dry and on this day, we took advantage of this to ride to Besenhausen to… Continue Reading
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DEDer Waterkoud dem Sonnenschein und die Felder sind voller Bienen, die sich von der lila Phacelia ernähren ENGAfter a week where the Leine Valley felt if it was being suffocated by Waterkoud, a Dutch word for wet hanging cloud, it was therefore a surprise to wake up on Saturday to find a strong sun shining!… Continue Reading
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I freestyled my way out to the old DDR border at the Dreilländereck where the federal states of Lower Saxony, Hesse, and Thuringia meet. It was a good opportunity to consider that Lower Saxony is 75 years old this year and was created by the Allies post World War Two in what was a huge… Continue Reading
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DEEine Schotter-, Betonweg- und Asphaltfahrt mit Ray, mit der Dransfeld Ramp und vielen Schotterstrecken. ENGWe mixed asphalt, betonweg and gravel on this ride meeting Ray at the Leine River under a railway bridge, come graffiti art gallery. Once assembled we headed along the Dransfeld Ramp, now a cycle route and which had previously been part… Continue Reading
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Presenting no obstacle to our free movement this gravel and road tour saw us cross several active and defunct borders. In my head recently has been Peter Gabriel’s song ´Games Without Frontiers´ (1980) where he talks about a subject that resonated strongly with me on this ride. He refers to several political themes kindled by… Continue Reading
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The Kopfsteinpflaster Carousel tour in reverse. It feels special to ride the roads of the Low Countries made famous by such races as the Tour of Flanders, Fleche Wallonne, Liege Bastogne Liege, Amstel Gold and Gent Wevelgem. But almost wherever you live you can find cool roads and this ride sees the Kopfsteinpflaster Carousel stand… Continue Reading
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DEBrot und Wilhelm Busch feierten auf dieser Fahrt. ENGBrot and Wilhelm Busch celebrated on this ride. The RideWe started with the cobbled climb of Zieten Terrace, onto Panzerweg to the high ground of Kesterlingrodefeld and then we dropped down a great gravel trail to Mackenrode where we rode a silky-smooth asphalt road to Waake (the… Continue Reading
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Can I replicate the cycle road race routes of Flanders in Göttingen? Although the short answer is ´not easily´, I can nonetheless pay my respects to the Flemish (or Wallonia) theatres of cycle sport even if there are so few substantive stretches of cobbles to ride in the Göttingen region. One notable race is the Gent Wevelgem semi-classic which actually starts… Continue Reading
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DEZwei versehentliche Treffen mit Gunnar Fehlau und Josh Schenk auf einem Dransfeld Ramp Omloop (mit sozialer Distanzierung). ENGTwo accidental meet ups with Gunnar Fehlau and Josh Schenk on a Dransfeld Ramp Omloop (with social distancing). 38km – 11 Gravel Sectors The RideGarmin Connect: https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/6484213698Strava: https://www.strava.com/activities/5002463260
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DEFeier der Frühlingsklassiker – Schotter und Asphalttour auf 28 Pflasterreifen: Gö Velodrom – Dransfeld Rampe – Radweg bei Rischenkrug (B3) nach Dransfeld – L559 und dann der Asphaltaufstieg auf die Hoher Hagen – Dransfeld – Gö Velodrom. The Pave tyre is no longer featured by Vittoria and has been replaced with the Strade Bianche winning… Continue Reading
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DE ´Guerilla Gardening´, die weißen Straßen des Leine-damit sie toskanisch aussehen? Ein kalter Wind wehte und kein Schlamm! 56km und 23 gravel sektors. ENG I played Strade Bianche on Göttingen´s currently off-white roads – in my head I was MvdP or Chantal Van Den Broek-Blaak. It also occurred to me that guerrilla gardening could see… Continue Reading
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Inspired by Josh Schenk´s coffee making trip in a minus 11 temperature we cycled along the Dransfelder Ramp a lost railway in Göttingen where we enjoyed sunshine and warm temperatures. The development of a ´national´ railway system in Germany was originally stymied when rail builders had to negotiate with a myriad of mini states which… Continue Reading
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Stone, concrete, brick, glass, and asphalt denote the ´Built Environment´ and it is the latter we mostly played upon on this day. The intention was to hit the asphalt only, but when it became apparent that the glorious spring like weather had melted away almost all of the recent snow we eventually rode nine (benign)… Continue Reading
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After over a week of stupidly cold days during Schneemageddon the big melt is on and with it the whitewashed landscape is replaced by mud and flowing water caused by thawing snow. I prefer mud to snow and dry trails above all else. As I have previously remarked, I find little texture in a Robert… Continue Reading
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During eight days of Schneemageddon 2021 when at times the temperature fell to minus 23, I opted to enjoy the winter wonderland by walking and tobogganing in the snow. Finally, with the winter wonderland warming up, we set out on our bikes in the Leine Valley riding a mix of gravel, farm roads, and asphalt.… Continue Reading
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The sky above Göttingen was a battle field during World War Two and on this ride we visit the site where a B17 Flying Fortress of the USAF was shot down on returning from an attack on an aircraft factory at Halberstadt in the Harz Mountains in 1944. Air WarA massive technological leap occurred between… Continue Reading
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DE Eine 34 km lange Fahrt mit 13 Gravel Sektors auf halbem Weg zwischen der Wintersonnenwende und dem Frühlingsäquinoktium. ENG Today marked the midway point between the winter solstice and the spring equinox. Christians celebrate the day as Candlemas and for many communities it marks the end of the Christmas period and the time to… Continue Reading
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This day the weather offered sunshine, with most of the recent snow fall having thawed and the temperature was just above zero. Having been off my bike since mid-December and this being my first ride of 2021 it felt hard, not quite a ´Retreat from Moscow´ as per Napoleon in 1812, but still tough enough… Continue Reading
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DE Ich erkundete eine Westseite Schleife von 4 Kiesabschnitten, die ich meiner Göttingen Strade Bianche Tour hinzufügen wollte. 21 Gravel-Teilabschnitten insgesamt auf dieser Fahrt. 48km. ENG I scouted an west side loop to be added to my Göttingen Strade Bianche tour featuring 4 additional gravel sectors and adding 10 kilometres to the route. I picked… Continue Reading
